Social Widget
$50.00
Integrates buttons (modules, plugins) of social networks (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc.) in any combination and anywhere on your website.
Short Intro / Value Proposition
FoxNetSoft Social Widget is a nopCommerce plugin that adds configurable social media sharing and engagement buttons to your storefront — covering Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, VK.com, Pinterest, and Instagram — without requiring any changes to your theme templates. Buttons are placed via the built-in nopCommerce widget zone system, keeping your customizations clean and upgrade-safe.
Beyond sharing buttons, the plugin automatically injects Open Graph meta tags into category, manufacturer, blog, and news pages, so links shared on social networks display rich previews with the correct title, image, and description. Store owners get full control over which buttons appear, where they appear, and which social networks are active — all from a single admin configuration page.
Key Benefits
- No theme edits required. Social buttons are injected through widget zones, so your storefront templates stay untouched and remain easy to update.
- Better social sharing previews. Open Graph meta tags ensure that pages shared on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and other networks display the right image, title, and description automatically.
- Six social networks in one plugin. Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, VK.com, Pinterest, and Instagram are all covered with dedicated button and widget types per network.
- Precise placement control. Choose from 44 predefined widget zones to position social buttons exactly where they fit your store layout and user flow.
- Multi-store ready. All plugin settings and widget records support per-store scope overrides, making the plugin suitable for multi-store nopCommerce installations.
- Publish and unpublish instantly. Each widget record can be activated or deactivated individually without touching any configuration files.
Main Features
- Facebook widgets: Like, Share, Send, Comments, Recommendations, and Follow buttons. Facebook App ID and admin IDs are configurable from the admin panel.
- Twitter/X widgets: Share button and Follow button. Twitter account ID is configurable.
- LinkedIn widget: Share button loaded via the official LinkedIn JavaScript SDK.
- VK.com widgets: Like, Send/Share, Comments, and Recommendations widgets. VK App ID is configurable.
- Pinterest widgets: Pin It button, Follow button, Embed Pin, Embed Board, and Embed Profile widgets. Pinterest account name, user URL, pin URL, and board URL are all configurable.
- Instagram badge: Instagram follow badge embedded via the official static badge script. Instagram account name is configurable.
- Open Graph meta tags: Automatically injects og:title, og:url, og:image, og:description, og:type, og:site_name, fb:app_id, fb:admins, and twitter:card into the page <head> for category, manufacturer, news item, and blog post pages. A configurable fallback image is used when the page has no image of its own.
- Widget record management: Create, edit, and delete widget records from the admin panel. Each record specifies a widget zone, a button template, and the set of social buttons to display.
- 44 supported widget zones: Covers home page, content columns, category pages, product detail pages, manufacturer pages, blog pages, news pages, and article pages.
- Per-store settings: Every configuration option — including per-network credentials and Open Graph settings — supports independent overrides for each store in a multi-store setup.
- Master on/off toggle: Disable the entire plugin with a single switch without uninstalling it.
- Debug logging: Optional debug output written to a log file for troubleshooting.
Why Buy This Plugin
Adding social sharing to a nopCommerce store manually means editing theme templates, maintaining custom JavaScript includes, and rebuilding everything after each platform upgrade. This plugin removes all of that effort. Configuration is done entirely in the admin panel, widget placement is handled through the standard widget zone system, and Open Graph meta tags are generated automatically from your existing store content — no additional data entry needed.
- Covers six major social networks with a single plugin purchase.
- No template modifications means zero risk of breaking your theme during nopCommerce updates.
- Open Graph support improves click-through rates from social media without any extra work.
- Multi-store and per-store scope support eliminates the need for separate solutions per store.
- Two ready-to-use widget records are created automatically on install, so the plugin works out of the box.
How It Works
- Install the plugin through the nopCommerce admin panel. Two default widget records are created automatically: social buttons on the product details overview area and a Facebook Comments widget at the bottom of product detail pages.
- Open the plugin configuration page and enable the plugin. Enter the credentials for each social network you want to activate — Facebook App ID, Twitter ID, VK App ID, Pinterest URLs, and Instagram account name.
- Configure Open Graph meta tags by enabling the feature and optionally selecting a default fallback image. The plugin will then automatically generate meta tags for your category, manufacturer, blog, and news pages.
- Manage widget records in the Social Widget admin section. Create new records by selecting a widget zone from the 44 available options, choosing a button template, and picking which social buttons to include in that record.
- Publish or unpublish individual widget records at any time to control which buttons appear in which zones without deleting or recreating records.
- For multi-store setups, apply per-store overrides to credentials and settings so each store can have its own social network configuration independently.
Compatibility / Requirements
- Supported nopCommerce version: 4.90, 4.80, 4.70, 4.60, 4.50, 4.40, 4.30, 4.20, 4.10
- License: A FoxNetSoft serial number is required for production use. A 30-day trial is available after installation.
